Florida Real Estate Licensing Requirements

Sales Associates, Brokers and Broker Associates, Mutual Recognition

 

How to Get Your Florida Sales Associate License

Non-licensed individuals and persons licensed as real estate Sales Associates in NON-mutual recognition states^†.

^†See Mutual Recognition below.

Qualifications:

• Eighteen years of age or older
• Mentally competent
• Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Apply for the state licensing examination
• Successfully complete a FREC-approved 63-hour Sales Associate Pre-license course, either in classroom or online
• Score a minimum of 75% on the state licensing examination

For more information click here to view the DBPR's website.  

 

How to obtain your Florida Broker or Broker Associate License

Florida-licensed Sales Associates AND Real Estate Sales Associates or Brokers licensed in other states (non-mutual recognition states^†) or jurisdictions.

Qualifications:

• Hold an active Florida Sales Associate license OR an active Sales Associate license or a current and valid Broker license from another state or jurisdiction for a minimum of 2 years in the preceding 5 years*
• Newly licensed Florida Sales Associates must fulfill the sales associate post-licensing education requirement before being eligible to obtain a broker license
• Apply for the state licensing examination
• Successfully complete a FREC-approved 72-hour Broker Pre-license course, either in classroom or online
• Score a minimum of 75% on the Florida Sales Associate licensing examination

*Effective July 1, 2008 a new law changed the experience requirement.  From that date forward, broker applicants must have held an active Sales Associate license for 2 years during the last 5 years.  The previous experience requirement was 1 year during the last 5 years.

For more information click here to view the DBPR's website.

 

Mutual Recognition

Sales Associates and Brokers licensed in states that ARE mutual recognition states.

Qualifications for an equivalent type license:

• Eighteen years of age or older
• Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent
• NOT be a resident of Florida at the time of application
• Score a minimum of 75% on the 40-question Florida-specific real estate law examination
• Hold a current, valid, and active license in good standing in the mutual recognition state

Florida has entered into Mutual Recognition agreements with 9 states: 

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, *Georgia, Indiana, *Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

 *Licensees from these states cannot claim mutual recognition if they obtained their license, in the mutual recognition state, by reciprocity.

 NOTE: There are additional requirements for licensees from Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 

For more information click here to view the DBPR's website.